Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Fortune, Corlis Elvira (Pike) 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net May 21, 2011, 11:59 am Ionia Daily Standard, 13 Feb 1899 North Plains, Feb. 13. – Died, at her home in Ionia township, on Saturday morning at 5 o’clock, Mrs. J. W. Fortune, after an illness of only a few days. Corlis Elvira Pike was born at Hartland, New York, on the 23rd day of December, 1848. Dec. 5, 1870, she was united in marriage to J. W. Fortune, of Ionia, Mich., where they have since been residents. Mrs. Fortune leaves to mourn her loss, three sons and two daughters, besides her husband and a host of friends. In the death of Sister Fortune the church has lost one of the most faithful workers, the husband a loving companion, the children a kind, loving and indulgent mother, and the community an excellent neighbor. Interment in North Plains cemetery Wednesday at 2 p.m. The services by Rev. John Dobson, assisted by Rev. Geo. Lockhard and Rev. Geo. Ransom. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/fortune12095nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb